User:Historymizzougirl/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Abortion in the United States

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I feel like abortion is a big topic with many different views, and I want to see if there's anything I can pick out because I think a lot of people would put their biased opinions on a topic like this. My preliminary impression is that this article is probably in need of updating because there's a warning which states there are multiple issues within the article.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is fine. It explains what the article will be talking about, but there could definitely be more detailed information. The article's content is pretty good. It is relevant to the topic, but it could definitely be more up to date. There is a ton of information from the earlier 2000s but not too much that seems updated. The tone is also good. It is written in a neutral tone and states the facts. The citations seem to be good sources. There are very many of them that seem scholarly but there are still some which cite CNN which isn't the best source for information. Many people find CNN to not be credible information. I thought the organization of it all was good as well. It's broken up into many different sections with clear purposes and information in each section. The polls are well captioned, but some of the images may make things more confusing for readers to understand. That is one of the warnings on this article is the accessibility being in question. Writers argue that the article may overuse or misuse color which makes it harder for color-blind users to understand. There are many conversations going on in the talk page which include different things needing to be updated and claims made beforehand that were biased which needed taken out. Overall, I don't think this was a bad article. I thought the structure of the article was good. I think it needs some updating for sure, but with a topic like this, it will probably take awhile to perfect.